Gigantopithecus
/dʒʌɪˌɡantəˈpɪθɪkəs
/noun
A very large fossil Asian ape of the Upper Miocene to Lower Pleistocene epochs.
- Genus Gigantopithecus, family Pongidae.
- Its size and ape affiliation suggest Gigantopithecus was a ground-dwelling, fist-walking creature.
- Creatures the size of Gigantopithecus would need a source which existed in abundance.
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek gigas, gigant- (see giant) + pithēkos 'ape'.
- maledictive
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- male-dominated
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- male gage
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- male gauge
- maleic acid
- maleic anhydride
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- maleimide
- male impersonator
- maleinic acid